Anyone who has had the privilege of reading Animal Farm or 1984 would be transformed to a fan of English writer George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair).

Orwell was born in Motihari (Bihar), India in 1903. Although he left India when he was a toddler, the town has rediscovered his heritage and has erected memorials for him. In this Youtube documentary the director Bishwajeet Mookherjee (a freelance journalist based in Delhi) traces the roots of Orwell & his birthplace.

(Video is in Hindi, but there are English subtitles)

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